| Members Present: Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, Chair Sen. Curtis S. Bramble Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Wayne A. Harper | Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Deidre M. Henderson Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Alex R. Janak, Policy Analyst Annette Sion, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Fillmore called the meeting to order at 8:12 A.M. |
| 1. S.B. 226 Tax Credit for Telecommuting (Anderegg, J.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to approve the minutes from March 5,2020. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Anderegg presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers |
| 2. S.B. 164 Social Impact Services (Escamilla (Robles), L.) |
| Sen. Escamilla presented the bill with the assistance of Scott Jenkins, Commissioner, Weber County. |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to replace S.B. 164 with 1st Substitute S.B. 164. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert |
| Homeless Resource Center |
| Shireen Ghorbani, Councilwoman, Salt Lake County Council, spoke for the bill. |
| Rusty Cannon, Utah Tax Payers Association, spoke for the bill. |
| Sen. Escamilla moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 164 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 5-2-1. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-2 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla | Sen. C. Bramble |
| 3. H.B. 59 Tax Credit for Alternative Fuel Heavy Duty Vehicles (Stoddard, A.) |
| Rep. Stoddard presented the bill with the assistance of Bryce Bird, Director, Department of Environmental Quaility. |
| Tom Clark, Rocky Mountain Propane Association, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to pass H.B. 59 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla |
| 4. 2nd Sub. H.B. 62 Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Amendments (Sagers, D.) |
| Rep. Sagers presented the bill. |
| Paul Rogers, Nikola Motors, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 62 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. C. Bramble |
| 5. H.B. 382 Property Tax Records Amendments (Ferry, J.) |
| Rep. Ferry presented the bill with the assistance of John Bond, Treasurer, Weber County. |
| MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to pass H.B. 382 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. C. Bramble Sen. W. Harper |
| Sen. Davis assumed the chair. |
| 6. S.B. 107 Income Tax Rate Reduction Amendments (Fillmore, L.) |
| Sen. Fillmore presented the bill. |
| Rusty Cannon, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke for the bill. |
| Todd Hougaard, Student Leadership, Utah PTA, spoke to the bill. |
| Mathew Weinstein, Voices of Utah Children, spoke to the bill. |
| Sen. Henderson moved to pass S.B. 107 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 4-2-2. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-2 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Henderson | Sen. C. Bramble Sen. W. Harper |
| 7. S.B. 222 Business Input Sales Tax Amendments (Hemmert, D.) |
| Sen. Fillmore resumed the chair. |
| Sen. Hemmert presented the bill. |
| Reid Raleigh, Director, Tax Reporting & Compliance, Domo Inc, spoke for the bill. |
| Rusty Cannon, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Henderson Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. C. Bramble Sen. W. Harper |
| Chair Fillmore adjourned the meeting at 9:53 A.M. |